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Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

DEADHORSE, Alaska (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project as its 鈥渂ig, beautiful twin,鈥� a top administration official said Monday while tou
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A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US

A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥� A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States.
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To prevent blackouts, Trump administration keeps another aging power plant online through summer

To prevent blackouts, Trump administration keeps another aging power plant online through summer

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 鈥� The U.S.
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In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions

In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it will hire for 鈥渕ission-critical field positions鈥� amid expert warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply just as hurricane season arrives.
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B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'

B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA 鈥� The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their "unnecessary destruction.
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Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park

Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park

TORONTO 鈥� Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred First Nations members who came from the far north to the front lawn of Queen's Park on Monday.
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Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risks

Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risks

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) 鈥� Peru鈥檚 decision to shrink its archeological park home to the famous Nazca Lines by around 42% 鈥� an area roughly the size of 1,400 soccer fields 鈥� has sparked alarm among conservationists, archaeologists and environmental advoc
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Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed.
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Many families in Uganda stuck with unhealthy dirt floors are finding an affordable alternative

Many families in Uganda stuck with unhealthy dirt floors are finding an affordable alternative

JINJA, Uganda (AP) 鈥� Simon Tigawalana dreamed for years of doing something about the dirt floors in his small house, blaming them for making his family sick.
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Book Review: 鈥楤each House Rules鈥� is delicious high end Southern chick lit

Book Review: 鈥楤each House Rules鈥� is delicious high end Southern chick lit

Charlotte Sitterly and her 14-year-old daughter, Iris, are suddenly shut out of their comfortable life in an upscale coastal community in North Carolina.
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